Knockout in Round 1: England preaches optimism for winning "final" two-
English group emphasizes positive factors defeat to Italy and believes to be on track to qualify winning Uruguay and Costa Rica If the landscape that surrounded the England squad ahead of the World Cup was distrust and pessimism, the performance against Italy showed that the campaign may not be as bad as originally planned. Despite losing by 2-1, in Manaus, last Saturday, the team led by Roy Hodgson gave a positive speech about their future in the competition.Even to reach the quarter-final six points are needed in matches against Uruguay and Costa Rica surprising.
The players did not hide that the climate after the match was a lot of disappointment. But this was because, according to them, England performed well in most of the game, which for athletes shows that the group is competitive enough to advance phase. To captain Steven Gerrard, the secret to the team that does not fall production.
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- I understand that fans are disappointed with this defeat. The players are too. But I'm sure everyone was happy in many moments of the match. As a member and captain, I know what this group can yield. Great leaders and great players can recover after disappointment. Now we have to recover from this great game against Uruguay, and show that we can. We can achieve the six points and advance in the group - said the flywheel 34.
One of the highlights of the match, Daniel Sturridge said that the bitter taste of defeat was even greater by the fact England have measured forces at the same level in Italy. Author equalizer of the match, the Liverpool striker believes that only a few adjustments are needed for the selection can transform your performance in a positive result.
- We lost a final, but we have other two ahead. If we keep the mentality we showed against Italy, we can beat anyone - he said.
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